A judge in the United States on Wednesday suspended pop singer Britney Spears ’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled her lif...
A judge in the United States on Wednesday suspended pop singer Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years, Reuters reported.
A conservatorship is a court-appointed set up in the United States in which an individual or an organisation protects and manages the personal care and/or finances of a person after a judge deems them unfit to handle their own matters.
“The current situation is not tenable,” said Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny. “It reflects a toxic environment which requires the suspension of Jamie Spears effective today.”
The judge scheduled the next hearing in the case for November 12 to discuss the complete termination of the conservatorship, The New York Times reported.
Spears was not present at the hearing. Fans of hers travelled from across the country to support her.
Wednesday’s decision came months after Spears pleaded for her father’s removal from the legal arrangement. In June, she had told the Los Angeles court that the conservatorship was abusive. “I just want my life back,” she had added.
A new documentary by The New York Times alleged that Jamie Spears had secretly installed surveillance devices in the singer’s bedroom to record her conversations.
“It really reminded me of somebody that was in prison,” a former employee of a security firm told the makers of “Controlling Britney Spears”.
The singer’s attorney, Mathew...
